FARMINGTON — Police announce today they apprehended a suspect they believe invaded an elderly woman's home on Sycamore Boulevard last week, revealing when the man resisted arrest, they used an electroshock weapon to subdue him.

Donald Nisbet, 26, of 77 Bunker St., Apt. 1, was arrested on Oct. 15 and charged with robbery and burglary, both felony counts, as well as criminal threatening, false imprisonment, obstructing the report of a crime or injury and four counts of criminal mischief, all misdemeanors, for a crime committed on Oct. 14. For acts committed later that evening, Nisbet is also being charged with one count of criminal mischief and resisting arrest.

He was ordered to be held on $5,000 cash bail, and arraigned in Rochester Circuit Court the same day as his arrest.

On Oct. 14, an 85-year-old woman reported her front door was “smashed in” just after 9 p.m. at her home on Sycamore Boulevard. Nisbet allegedly entered her bedroom, demanding jewelry and money, before allegedly “ripping apart” the woman's jewelry box, throwing drawers toward her. Nisbet also reportedly demanded a key to the victim's lockbox, which he attempted to open.

The woman then tried to call a relative nearby but Nisbet reportedly took the phone away from her and told her not to leave her bed. According to the witness's account, Nisbet then went to the woman's living room and dining room, flipping over furniture as he moved through the house.The suspect then fled the scene.

Farmington Police Chief Kevin Willey said approximately two hours later, at approximately 11:30 p.m., police received another call from a nearby resident, reporting a disturbance in the area. Willey said police are still investigating what the disturbance was and declined to comment further on that incident.

When police arrived on scene, police found Nisbet, who allegedly tried to evade police by running through the nearby woods, in the area of Campbell Commons. Officers reportedly used a taser on Nisbet when a scuffle ensued.

“One officer attempted to take into custody,” Willey explained. “He was struggling with that officer so a second officer was forced to use a taser on him, in order to gain compliance.”

Nisbet has a lengthy criminal history, according to previous statements on behalf of the police department. In June, Nisbet was indicted on a second-degree assault charge for allegedly attacking a 26-year-old man in Farmington by punching and kicking him several times outside a residence in November 2011. Nisbet was returned to Rockingham County House of Corrections for a “probation violation” around that time.

Nisbet was then indicted in September of this year on one count of burglary for an incident, in Farmington, on April 23. The Strafford County Attorney's office alleges Nisbet entered a residence on Spring Street on that day with the purpose of committing theft. He was released on $5,000 personal recognizance bail based on a ruling out of Strafford County Superior Court.Willey said the information obtained on the incident of the home invasion was gathered through physical evidence and numerous witness interviews.

“The forensic evidence still needs to be analyzed,” Willey said, commenting on information he provided Foster's last week. “What we have at this point is an extremely strong, circumstantial case that is based upon witness interviews and other types of physical evidence that we have already obtained.”

Though he said he does not believe any more charges are forthcoming at this time, Willey said the investigation into the incidents of Oct. 14 is ongoing.

Asked about the condition of the elderly woman, Willey said police have been working to update on her on developments in the case.

“She's still shaken,” he said. “The good news is that she does have relatives that live nearby. We've been in regular contact with her in order to reassure her that this case was successful, and in this case, (had) a quick resolution.”

Anyone with further information on the case is urged to contact Det. Brian Driscoll with the Farmington Police Department at 603-755-2731 ext. 105.An indictment is not an indication of guilt; rather, it means a grand jury found sufficient evidence to warrant a trial.